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· 6/12/1984

Richard Leander Ferebee, Jr. v. Chevron Chemical Company

Citations

  • 736 F.2d 1529
  • 237 U.S. App. D.C. 164
  • 14 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20556
  • 16 Fed. R. Serv. 64
  • 21 ERC (BNA) 1688
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 21634
  • 21 ERC 1688

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  • finding that, where there was conflicting evidence regarding causation, court properly submitted the question to jury
  • finding that, where there was conflicting evidence regarding causation, court properly submitted the question to jury
  • examples of reliable methodologies included the use of tissue samples, standard tests, and patient examinations
  • expert opinion based on sound scientific methodology presents “a classic battle of the experts, a battle in which the jury must decide the victor”
  • \One element of an adequate warning is a description of the precautions necessary to avoid the injury\ [emphasis added; internal quotation marks omitted]
  • in a courtroom, the test for allowing a plaintiff to recover in a tort suit of this type is not scientific certainty but legal sufficiency

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Judges: Wald, Mikva, Bazelon

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